It was as if 80,000-plus Giants fans wanted to block for Jaxson Dart, wanted to lift him on their shoulders following a touchdown pass or first-down scramble, wanted to will him past the Chargers every baby step of the way. This was the New York Jaxson Dart had imagined, the dream stage he has always craved, Giants Nation turning their …
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By Charlotte Carroll, Dan Duggan and Daniel Popper The New York Giants earned their first win of the season, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 21-18 on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J., in rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart’s first career start. Dart completed 13 of 20 passes for 111 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions as the Giants (1-3) won despite losing …
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By Ted Nguyen, Dan Pompei and Jourdan Rodrigue Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games. Week 4’s early slate didn’t have quite the dramatics we saw a week earlier, but there were some extreme turnarounds. A week after shutting out the Atlanta Falcons, the Carolina Panthers were …
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WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE OFFENSE The news of the week was the quarterback change to rookie Jaxson Dart, the 25th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Russell Wilson, who made his 200th, 201st and 202nd career starts this season, served as the backup. Dart became the fourth rookie quarterback selected in the first round to start for the …
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There is no way to know how we will look back on the significance of this day one year from now, five years from now, perhaps a decade from now. Was this the start of something big? Will it be remembered fondly as the birth of a new chapter in Giants football? Or as another swing that resulted in another …
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I’ll never skip it when it’s on. “You can’t win!” Adrian Balboa at the top of that long wooden staircase in “Rocky IV,” her voice echoing through their mansion as her husband prepared to fight the Russian machine, Ivan Drago. (It’s the best Rocky; don’t blow up the comment section, please.) Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers wasn’t standing on …
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Good morning, New York Giants fans! With six NFL teams at 0-3, which one needs a win most? | ESPN.com On a scale of 1-10, how badly does this team need to win in Week 4? 4 — The decision to start Dart this week to some degree resets the clock on the panic meter. A loss to the Chargers …
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“First off, I saw him at training camp quite a few days. He is a big dude. He can run. That was the one thing that finally probably swayed me on him before the draft. I just kept watching him. And I knew the Giants really liked him. Brian Daboll, this was his guy. He got his guy,” Simms said. …
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Jaxson Dart will start at quarterback Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, replacing veteran Russell Wilson, and New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka is eager to see what the rookie first-round pick can do. “I’m excited for Jaxson and his opportunity,” Kafka said. “He’s been preparing for this, putting together a great week of practice. Russ has been nothing …
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No. 1 draft pick Jaxson Dart will make his NFL debut on Sunday when the Giants host the 3–0 Chargers at MetLife Stadium. Brian Daboll made the decision Tuesday to go with Dart after Russell Wilson struggled against the Chiefs on Sunday night. In April, I examined this year’s group of rookie quarterbacks with the help of nine QB-adjacent offensive …
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